Ezekiel 24:3–5

And utter a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God:

“Set on the pot, set it on;

pour in water also;

put in it the pieces of meat,

all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder;

fill it with choice bones.

Take the choicest one of the flock;

pile the logs under it;

boil it well;

seethe also its bones in it.

Tell this rebellious people a parable and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘Put on the cooking pot; put it on

and pour water into it.

Put into it the pieces of meat,

all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder.

Fill it with the best of these bones;

take the pick of the flock.

Pile wood beneath it for the bones;

bring it to a boil

and cook the bones in it.

Now speak a parable to the rebellious house. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

Put the pot on the fire—

put it on,

and then pour water into it!

Place the pieces of meat in it,

every good piece—

thigh and shoulder.

Fill it with choice bones.

Take the choicest of the flock

and also pile up the fuel under it.

Bring it to a boil

and cook the bones in it.

Then give these rebels an illustration with this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“Put a pot on the fire,

and pour in some water.

Fill it with choice pieces of meat—

the rump and the shoulder

and all the most tender cuts.

Use only the best sheep from the flock,

and heap fuel on the fire beneath the pot.

Bring the pot to a boil,

and cook the bones along with the meat.

And deliver a proverb to the rebellious house, and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Place the pot! Place it and also pour water into it. Gather its pieces to it, every good piece, thigh and shoulder, fill it with choice bones; take the choicest of the flock, and also pile the bones under it; boil it vigorously; indeed, its bones boiled in the midst of it.” ’ ”

And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.